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vessel outside for three days, when the wind changed and blew from the opposite
direction; we were three days making the land, and arrived at Jaigur when the
gale was entirely over. We received no injury to the vessel, but were obliged to
throw over board a quantity of cotton in bundles, which we had shipped from
Coomta. We saw several articles floating on the sea, but no human body.
The 2fltli April, 1847.
Shaick Adam, Tindel of the Pattamar Labsavoy from Ponany, arrived at
Bombay last night. States that we left Ponany on the 2nd of this month, and
arrived near Jaigad river on the 17th. On the following day it commenced blow
ing hard from the East, and in the middle of the day the wind blew in a heavy
gale with a tremendous sea, and at 5 p. m. the wind shifted to SE with heavy
rain. We were at anchor at this time near the river, and when the wind shifted
to the S.E. we put in the river, where we remained 4 days. Whilst at anchor
outside the river, we saw a Pattamar swamped at some distance from us, and on
account of the heavy sea we were obliged to throw overboard a number of cocoa-
nuts, and happily we received no injury to the vessel or to any one on board her,
but a small boat which was secured on board was carried away during the gale
and recovered next day by the people on shore, who restored it to us, but apart
of the stern broken.
The 3rd May, 1847.
Tendal Tanna, of the Pattamar Hunmuntpersad, from Tellicherry, arrived
at Bombay on the evening of the 1st instant, states that he left Tellicherry about
a month ago, and experienced a very heavy gale of wind when near Rutnagherry
on or about the 18th of last month ; the gale commenced blowing first from the
East and shifted to the west two days after. We put off to sea and came to
Rutnagherry 7 days after, when the gale had moderated. We threw over board
sandalwood, pepper, and various other articles, and on our arrival at Rutna
gherry we were amazed to see the extensive destruction of houses and
trees which the gale had blown away and totally uprooted. We met no dead
bodies, and saw no wrecks whatever. We had two sails torn in the gale, which
we repaired at Rutnagherry.
Nooroodeen, a Lascar A term used by the British officials to describe non-European sailors employed on East India Company ships. of the Pattamar Towcully from Allepy, arrived at
Bombay on the 1st instant, evening, states that the vessel left Allepy on the 9th
or 10th of last month, and experienced a heavy gale on the night of the 17th
when near Dewgur. It commenced from the east, and on Sunday morning we
put in the Razapoor River, where we remained until the wind had moderated,
which was on Wednesday the 24th. We suffered no injury to the vessel, and
saw nothing.
The 12th May, 1847.
Ahmed, Syrang of the Bugla Large trading vessel. Salmy, wrecked off Goa in the late gale, states
that the Bugla Large trading vessel. Salmy, Nacodah Abdul Latib, bound from Mangalore to Muscat,